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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Monks's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Monks's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Monks
- low 0 stale, 18 reposted of 362 open
- Hiring momentum
- 579 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As a Lead Data Engineer, you will spearhead the modernization of a large-scale data platform by migrating a legacy Python/Spark ETL framework to dbt Core models on Databricks. Your role involves providing technical leadership, mentoring team members, and collaborating with internal engineers to ensure successful migration and implementation of scalable data models. You will also establish engineering standards and manage delivery through a structured workflow.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Monks as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of production experience with dbt Core
- Hands-on experience leading data engineering teams
- Advanced knowledge of dbt, including Jinja macros and incremental models
- Hands-on experience with Databricks and Delta Lake
- Advanced SQL skills
- Experience migrating custom or legacy Python-based ETL pipelines into dbt models
Nice to have
- dbt Certified Developer certification
- Experience with third-party connectors like Fivetran
- Familiarity with media, e-commerce, or consumer analytics domains
- Experience working asynchronously across distributed time zones
- Exposure to Databricks Workflows for orchestrating scheduled dbt runs
Worth weighing
- Fully remote position
- Fixed term contract
- No salary or benefits mentioned in the posting
- Potential for working across different time zones may require flexibility
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Listed by Monks on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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